Euston station is being redeveloped to create a modern transport hub providing high-speed rail services from London to the Midlands, the north and Scotland.

There will be 11 new platforms for HS2, along with new public spaces for shops, restaurants and cafes. The plans could also allow for wider regeneration of the surrounding area.

To reduce disruption to passengers and the community and ensure that existing services can continue to operate, the project will be delivered in two stages, with the current station retaining 18 platforms until HS2 phase one is operational.

Stage one of the plan will see six new platforms and a concourse built to the west of the station. This will support the opening of HS2 phase one, London to the Midlands, in 2026.

Five further high-speed platforms and a concourse will be constructed in the second stage to support phase two, Leeds/Manchester to London – which is due to open in 2033 – leaving 13 conventional platforms.

The plans also allow for potential redevelopment of the remaining existing station platforms and concourses, subject to future funding and approvals.

Rupert Walker, Euston development director for HS2 and Network Rail said:”Euston needs to become a station that both the nation and local community can be proud of – and share.

“It will be the best connected station in London: a crossroads between the north and the south, quickly and easily accessible from all parts of the capital and, with HS2, the country.”